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  1. Royal Navy Gets Jet Fighters

    Date released
    3 Apr 1950
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    1992
    NoS ID
    042282
    Story no
    3 / 5

    Attacker jet-driven fighter plane, makes first flight from deck of Aircraft Carrier Illustrious.

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  2. Afterburning (1980 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how afterburning provides large increases in thrust in a jet engine using the pre-mixed system or, where short installations are required, a close-coupled system.

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  3. Genius of the Jet (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Glyn Jones; Nicholas Jones
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    In a unique interview shown for the first time, Sir Frank Whittle tells the story of his small band of engineers who, frustrated at every official turn, pursued the development of the jet engine. Tells how...

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  4. Jumbo Jet Engine, A (2010)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    As Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner makes its inaugural flight, Rolls-Royce engineers celebrate the performance of its revolutionary Trent 1000 jet engines. They’re the latest in a family of sophisticated...

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  5. Aircraft Production Techniques and Processes (1977 Video)

    Director
    Trevor A Scott
    Producer
    Trevor A Scott
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. b&w. 21 min.

    Follows the various production techniques of the wings of the BAC 111 aircraft, and details the functions of each component in the structure. Shot mainly at the BAC factories at Weybridge and Hurn, the...

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  6. Aviation News

    Date released
    28 Aug 1952
    Series name
    Universal Irish News
    Issue no
    62
    NoS ID
    134158
    Story no
    1 / 5

    Giant flying boat takes the air (61 feet) Model aircraft rally (86 feet) Jet crashes on carrier (75 feet) Canberra jet record flight (33 feet)

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  7. Jet Age - Farnborough Shows World

    Date released
    4 Sep 1952
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2245
    NoS ID
    043910
    Story no
    6 / 6

    World’s finest jet aircraft give flying display at Annual Show. Star of Show is latest four-engined Delta Bomber, Avro 698.

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  8. Sbac [Society of British Aircraft Constructors] Display, Farnborough: British Jets World’s Best

    Date released
    11 Sep 1950
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2038
    NoS ID
    042593
    Story no
    6 / 8

    Latest type of jet fighters and secret jet Avro 707 on show at Farnborough Air Display.

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  9. Cold War, Hot Jets (2013)

    Director
    Simon Winchcombe
    Producer
    Simon Winchcombe
    Subject
    Engineering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £34.99

    Britain emerged from the Second World War in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future: a world-leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became...

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  10. Raf Story, The: From Camel to Eurofighter (2017)

    Subject
    Aviation
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 175 minutes), £7.99

    Aircraft have evolved from slow, flimsy biplanes to sleek and deadly Mach 2 jet fighters, and the RAF has constantly adapted to take advantage of the latest air combat technologies. This documentary features...

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